Warm. Kind. Generous. Tall. Short. Loving. The bride’s sister Liz read off a huge list of adjectives Karen and David’s friends and family had used to describe them. I looked around the room and saw a lot of tears and a lot of nodding heads. Some came all the way from Egypt to see these two tie the knot and it was truly an honor to be their wedding photographer.
Now I went to school in New Orleans, folks, so hurricanes are not exactly big news to me. But having a hurricane crash your wedding? And still partying it up like no other? That’s pretty sweet. The unflappable Cassidy DuHon had me out to second shoot Katie and Josh’s rockin’ Hurricane Irene wedding at Nationals Stadium. And even though there were no portraits on home plate or the planned outdoor ceremony, it was still an awesome time. I mean, they got to have their first dance in front of this:
I’ve got a shocker for you guys: most of my clients are not models. I know you’d probably think so, considering all my clients are outrageously attractive, but no, they are all regular old people, just like the rest of us. And like the rest of us, they think they are not photogenic. They tell me they are “camera shy” or get “nervous” when they have their picture taken. Others straight up dislike it. But, aside from all the technicalities of the thing, the secret to good photos is this: laughter. And these two have the laughter thing locked down.